BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France now accepts the European Union’s draft regulation governing artificial intelligence (AI) but under strict conditions, we learned on Friday from a European diplomatic source.
Paris was the last obstacle to reaching a deal, several sources had previously said.
Among the conditions set by France, which wishes not to hinder the development of this technology, is notably respect for a balance between transparency and preservation of industrial secrets, said the source.
France also refuses any excess administrative constraints in the implementation of the obligations imposed on high-risk AI systems, she added.
The Twenty-Seven should officially endorse this new regulation this Friday at the level of their ambassadors to the EU.
At the French Ministry of the Economy, we are pleased to have obtained satisfaction with the regular updating of the computing power threshold and copyright.
“We have managed to take business secrecy into account. We will pay attention to the definition of systemic risks,” we specify.
“France has always been in favor of balanced and pro-innovation development, it has been heard by its European partners and by the Commission,” we add.
(Foo Yun Chee report with the contribution of Elizabeth Pineau in Paris, French version Bertrand Boucey, edited by Sophie Louet)
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